Digital Slum by Arlo Indigo

Sittin' here watching the end of everything
Sittin' here wishin' the news was just a dream
Climate crisis, water the lawn
You can't ask me to leave now, I'm already gone
You can't ask me to leave sir, I'm already gone

Standin' here watchin' my friends age on a screen
Standin' here numb and dumb as I've ever been
Agist remarks pointed at myself
We're all on our own timeline, but it doesn't really help
Sure it's a simulation, but I'm still my self

Cause we share a mean fate waitin' for the bombs
Livin' in a digital slum
Howlin' with hearts beating heavy and so withdrawn
And we've had some hard years, gettin' harder still
Shut up son, just take the pills
We stay gold while the world's rollin' down a hill

Runnin' down batteries found inside my soul
Sick of sayin' that I'm run down but it's cool
Optimism manifests itself
You can't ask me to lay down, cause it isn't gonna help
You can' tell me to sit down, cause I'm bottom shelf

Cause we share a mean fate waitin' for the bombs
Livin' in a digital slum
Howlin' with hearts beating heavy and so withdrawn
And we've had some hard years, gettin' harder still
Shut up son, just take the pills
We stay gold while the world's rollin' down a hill

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